Fire-kindler.



Patented May 29, |900.

H. J. MARK.

FIRE KINDLER.

(Application filed Aug. 19, 1899.)

(No Model.)

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. MARK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 650,470, dated May 29, 1900.

Application filed August 19, 1899. Serial No. 727,832. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. MARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Kindlers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in iire-kindlers; and it consists in the novel construction of kindler tobe more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the kindler with a portion of the outside wrapper removed. Fig. 2 is a middle longitudinal section of the casing and wrapper, the filling being shown in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. l; and Fig. etis a middle longitudinal section of a modification, the filling being shown in elevation.

One object of my invention is to construct a fire-kindler which, While it shall be light, shall be capable of supporting a maximum weight of fuel without crushing.

A further object is to produce a kindler which shall ignite readily and one which shall present a maximum number of draft passages or iiues for the flame, thereby reducing the time required for the ignition of the fuel supported by it.

A further object is to produce a kindler which shall be cheap andcompact and one capable of igniting in a minimum amount of time.

In detail the invention may be described as followsz- Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a .split casing or tube composed of a sheet of corrugated wood veneer, the corrugations being preferably disposed at an angle to the axis of the tube, for a reason to be presently stated. This tube or casing is formed of a sheet of veneer, which is folded into the form of a tube or casing, the free edges of which are preferably allowed to lap, as best seen in section in Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, the casing contains an inner core 2, of wood or bark, running approximately the full length of the casing, the space between the core and the inner walls of the casing being filled with a series of Wooden strips 3. The whole is bound together by a wire 4., the ends of which are fastened inrany approved manner. The opposte ends of the kindler are dipped in resin to a suitable depth, whereby there is formed a layer of resin 10 at each end of the outer surface of the casing, said resin serving to cement to the casing the outside paper Wrapper 5, which is wrapped about the casing, the Wrapper having its ends projecting beyond the kindler, and when the latter is ready for packing and shipment the said ends are tucked in against the ends of the kindler. When it is desirable to light the kindler, the ends of the Wrapper 5 are pulled out and ignited, the flame readily igniting the resin-saturated end of the kindler, and thus setting re to the Whole. By forming the casing with a series of corrugations there are formed between the outsidewrapper and the casing and between the latter and the filling a series of due-passages 6, and by folding the sheet of which the veneer casing is formed so as to bring the corrugations at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the casing the flues are correspondingly lengthened-that is to say, they are longer than would be the case were the corrugations parallel to the axis. The multiplicity of flues thus formed serve to 'draw the iiame through the kindler, and a Very rapid ignition is the result.

Ido not limit myself to the precise charac-V ter of the lling, and, as seen in longitudinal section in Fig. 4., I maysupply the casing with a center core of small resin-saturated coal or bark 7, on either side of which I place chips of Wood 8 and on the outside small wood shavings 9, the kindler in other respects being the same as already described. The composition of the kindler, as described, includes materials that are readily ignitible, though it is obvious that I need not limit myself to the precise composition herein specified. While the casing or tube is herein shown cylindrical, it is apparent that the same may be prismatic or polygonal without departing from the spirit of my invention. It is of course obvious that the wrapper may be dispensed with.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A fire-kindler comprising a hollow tubular casing of corrugated wood veneer having IOO corrugations running from one end of the casing to the opposite end, a layer of resin at' each end of the tube, a wrapper encircling the tube and adhering to the resinous layers, suitable filling of combustible material within the casing, the corrugations of the latter serving to form a series of flues between the wrapper and casing, and between the latter and the filling, substantially as set forth.

2. A tre-kindler comprising a hollow tubular casing having corrugations disposed along its peripheral walls, and a filling of combustible material within the casing, the corru gations forming iiues between the filling and the inner walls of the casing, substantially as set forth.

3. A fire-kindler comprising a hollow tubular casing of corrugated wood Veneer, and a filling of combustible material within the casing, the corrugations forming fines between the filling and the inner Walls of the casing, substantially as set forth.

4. A fLre-kindler comprising ahollow tubular casing of corrugated wood veneer, a filling of combustible material within the casing, and an outer wrapper, the corrugations forming fines along the inner and outer su rfaces of the casing, substantially as set forth.

5. A fire-kindler comprising a hollow tubular casing of corrugated wood Veneer having the corrugations running oblique to the longitudinal axis of the tube, a layer of resin at each end of the tube, a paper wrapper encircling the tube and adhering to the resinous layers, the ends of the Wrapper extending beyoud the tube, suitable filling of combustible material Within the casing, the corrugations of the latter serving to form a series of flues between the Wrapper and casing, and between the latter and the filling, substantially as set forth. l

6. A iire-kindler comprising an outer split casing of corrugated Wood veneer, a wrapper covering said casing, a wire to retain the casing in its folded condition, a lling comprising an inner layer of resin-saturated coal, a layer of Wooden chips on either side thereof, and exterior layers of shavings, the ends of the kindler being covered with a layer of resin, the latter serving as a cement for the opposite ends of the wrapper, the corrugations serving to form a series of flues between the wrapper and casing and between the latter and the filling, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. n

. HENRY J. MARK. 'Vitnessesf EMIL STAREK, GEO. L. BELFRY. 

